Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

If you feel like you have too much to do and aren’t getting enough done, you need to increase your nonprofit productivity. With the right tools and processes, you will accomplish more in less time, feel less burned out, and have time and energy to strengthen your nonprofit by planning for the future. How many to-do lists? That’s right.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? Whether data is on your nonprofit’s radar as a tool for good or not, you will be inspired by the stories of these three organizations. The UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center improves treatment guidelines using insights from machine learning. LEARN MORE.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Let’s say you’ve been tasked with researching potential nonprofits to partner with on an upcoming funding initiative by doing some online research, using Google, Candid’s nonprofit profiles , or the like. What are nonprofit explainer videos? Picture yourself in a donor’s shoes. Craft a compelling storyline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

Given the harsh working environment for nonprofits , it is a perfect recipe for a whole bunch of burnt out nonprofit fundraising professionals and others. Every nonprofit fundraiser has to put up with some annoyances, but if you’re feeling like you’re at your wit’s end at the start of the day, you might be burning out.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. Sharon observed that a decline in confidence surrounding nonprofits can be traced back to 1995 when United Way CEO, William Aramony , was convicted of fraud and financial mismanagement. The problem might be something you’ve never considered.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. Give yourself brain breaks. In between meetings, you could chat with coworkers casually, and your brain would have a break during your commute. Why are video calls so draining?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

The brain dump. Just write whatever comes to mind. and Indianapolis-based nonprofit that fosters community programs in Indiana for the terminally ill, seniors, families and the home-bound. LinkedIn | The post Nonprofit Content Creation: Back-To-The Basics of the Writing Process appeared first on Bloomerang. Drafting. .

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NetWits

JULY 14, 2011

This is a follow-up post to yesterday’s “ 10 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Twitter ,&# in which we talked about some of the many ways nonprofit can use social media networks, such as Twitter , as a communications vehicle to support their organization’s larger goals. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 1 – Chris Tuttle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This blog series is designed to help nonprofit professionals like you make subtle mindset shifts that can make a big difference in your work, as well as increase your job satisfaction. . However, the nonprofit community, like most industries, needs to be more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive in order to have a greater impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

13th, I’ll be doing a FREE Webinar for nonprofits hosted by Salesforce Foundation on “ Combatting Digital Distraction and Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” Bring these benefits into a nonprofit workplace, and perhaps some of the stress levels will go down. Here are a few tips for nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. Ask yourself: How can you tell your nonprofit’s story from a new angle? You can read part one here. Incorporate humor into your story. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

For me, it is valuable as a ritual that helps me shut off my work brain and creates a boundary between me and overworking. . Your mind and body need these boundaries. Keep moving and practice mindfulness. Here are some additional articles with tips on fake commutes and walking mindfulness activities.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

[Editor's note: Ontario 211 and NTEN asked Ontario nonprofits about how they were using technology – and how they’d like to be using technology – for their work. Organization: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Adopting video into our mix of communications and marketing tools to tell the story of those affected by a brain tumour.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. While many nonprofits need low-cost or free options to handle their websites, Nonprofit Hub said every nonprofit website should treat itself like an investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

This is known as “ brain breaks ” where you simply STOP for a moment and do something to reset and renew your brain’s capacity to absorb or create that next thought. As many nonprofit professionals know too well, a hard-working but “tired” brain needs a few moments to “recharge.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Let’s just be honest right up front: in the case of many nonprofits, the staff is small and the time is limited. How can storytelling improve your nonprofit’s communication strategy?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. This is the joy of doing meaningful work together with like-minded people, with your friends.” Alas, this feeling is short-lived. So, you need to do more.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. When it comes to nonprofit communications, mastering the art and science (yes, science!) A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. The best part?

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. Data from this year’s Benchmarks made it clear that TikTok is being used by many nonprofits—30% of Benchmarks participants were active on the platform in 2022. Read Time: 4 minutes It’s lunchtime. If you’re looking to boost engagement (and who isn’t?)

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Gone are the days when a nonprofit could put up any old website for their organization and check that task off their to-do list. As more and more of our lives move online, nonprofits need an optimized, well-designed website in order to stand out and engage donors—and to justify the expense of maintaining one!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. One nonprofits gives the employee a comp day off on their birthday or work anniversary.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Once in the panic zone, changes become very hard to navigate as our body goes into a maximum stress mode, our emotions get elevated, and our brains shut down and become closed off to solutions and suggestions. Being adaptable will also require a lot of emotional intelligence, keeping an open mind, and dropping personal ego.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what would be considered a good new donor acquisition rate. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). It directs our attention, is responsible for moral decision-making, allows us to empathize with others, and helps coordinate the thousands of signals rushing around your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. I hope that participants took away from our session, if nothing else, that content curation requires the human brain, as Robin Good points out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

There’s reputable neuroscience research showing that people’s brains light up when they hear their own name. So our brains are actually hard-wired to respond to appeals that speak to us directly. That means you’re focusing on your nonprofit, rather than your donors. Take a look at your appeal letter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Nonprofit new media managers often battle mobile and social media burnout. All day, almost every day, nonprofit new media managers are immersed in breaking news and thus the world’s problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

In the nonprofit sector, time is our most valuable resource. Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. Most of our work as social media nonprofit professionals is to be present on our online communities, listen, engage, and manage content. Brain Fitness. Photo by hmcotterill.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

last week to see what’s really going on in the frontier of nonprofit technology: wearable devices. a nonprofit project), Golden-i , SixthSense. He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. It’s basically typing with the mind.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there. After all, anyone can zip through their messages and take an “out of sight, out of mind” tact towards email management. Digital Resources Nonprofit'

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” In this post, I’ll explore the third strategy. .

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit.

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